A. License, Payment Of Fee Required: Every person intending to engage in business shall, before commencing business, obtain a license and pay to the Town the minimum fee in such amount as established by the Town Council required for the type of business being conducted.
B. Employees Exempt: An employee who is not a partner or owner shall not be required to pay for an individual license.
C. Advance Payment Required: License fees shall be paid in advance for the term of the license.
D. Refunds; Rebates:
1. License fees shall not be refunded because the business or activity for which the same was obtained has been discontinued for any reason.
2. No rebate shall be allowed upon any license.
E. Changes; Administrative Fee; Inspection: Other than when a business is renewing their license, if there is a change in the name of the business, address or owners different than what is shown on the Town Clerk records, an administrative fee in such amount as established by the Town Council shall be charged to update the license and a new inspection required.
F. Failure To Obtain License: Any person doing business without a license when a license is required, including circumstance where a license has expired, been suspended or revoked, shall, in addition to applicable criminal penalty, be required to pay double of all applicable licensing fees.
G. Failure To Pay; Enforcement Fee: If the license renewal fee is not paid on or before January 15 of the year in which the renewal license is due, there shall be a business license enforcement fee imposed of twenty five percent (25%) of the license fee imposed by this section or twenty five dollars ($25.00), whichever is greater. If the license renewal fee is not paid in full on or before February 15 of the year in which the renewal fee is due, the business license enforcement fee shall be increased to fifty percent (50%) of the license fee imposed by this chapter or twenty five dollars ($25.00), whichever is greater. If the renewal license fee is not paid on or before March 1 of the year in which the renewal fee is due, the business license enforcement fee shall be increased to one hundred percent (100%) of the license fee imposed by this chapter.
H. Violation; Administrative Penalty: Any person or entity operating a business in violation of this chapter shall be assessed an administrative penalty of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), in addition to the fee specified in subsection G of this section.
I. Civil Action: There is no right to continue a licensed activity without the payment of required fees and penalties. In addition to any criminal action, the Town may bring civil action to collect any delinquent or unpaid fee. In the event legal action is filed to collect delinquent or unpaid fees, the debtor shall pay reasonable attorney fees and costs. (Ord. 05-01, 1-10-2005; amd. 2017 Code)
J. Home Occupations: A home occupation business is exempt from the license fees required by this section unless the combined offsite impact of the business, together with the primary residential use, is anticipated to, or is shown to, materially exceed the offsite impact of the primary residential use alone. The Town Clerk shall determine the anticipation or existence of such impacts. (Ord. 2019-02, 1-10-2019)